Over $128 billion invested in US wind development over the last decade

Posted by Fletcher Wilkinson5sc on February 29, 2016

Last year in the US, wind energy was the largest source of new electric capacity additions. 2015 saw $14.7 billion dollars of investment in wind projects – roughly the same amount as Iceland’s total 2015 GDP.

The cost of wind energy to consumers has declined by 66% over the past 6 years as the US wind industry continues to grow. Workers in every state are employed by the wind industry via construction, manufacturing, or O&M.

This AWEA press release provides some quick facts in advance of the April release of AWEA’s 2015 U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report, which will provide an in-depth analysis of the state of the American wind industry – from employment to installed capacity.